Bowie State College becomes a University, July 1, 1988. Maryland Governor Donald Schaefer, seated and looking up, signing the bill; former Governor Marvin Mandel is standing behind and to the left of Schaefer. Dr. James E. Lyons, President of Bowie...

NIH Extends a Grant to the Research Centers in Minority Institutions. Board Spotlights are on Warren Jackson and John Spiegel. Dr. Lonnie Fuller Named Chair Family Medicine. Dr. Brian Simmons and Ronald Braithwaite, PhD New Appoitments.

Jesse L. Jackson (1941-) was an civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1984 and 1988. He later served from 1991 through 1997as a shadow senator for DC. Jesse Jackson spoke at...